THE Judicial Service Commission is set to open township courts across the country as the judiciary bids to bring justice closer to the people. Speaking to the Daily News on Sunday ahead of the opening of the new legal year tomorrow, JSC head of corporate services, Daniel Nemukuyu said a number of new projects were…
THE ministry of Education has directed that all school authorities must ensure that there is potable water at their institutions amid fears that they could become new cholera hotspots as learners return for a new term next week. This comes as the country is battling to control cholera, with more than 15 000 cases recorded…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it requires over US$20 million to rehabilitate at least 15 of its major roads this year. This comes after the city’s allocation for 2024 by the Zimbabwe National Road Administration (Zinara) was over $12 billion for both routine and periodic maintenance works.According to the latest council report, the BCC…
Nyasha KunyiswaSENIOR STAFF WRITERkunyiswan@dailynews.co.zw THE popular second-hand clothing flea market, Mupedzanhamo, in Mbare, Harare, which was closed for four years. Re-opened this week. The Harare City Council-run market was closed in 2020 as part of the government’s measures to contain the spread of the global Covid-19 pandemic.It later underwent renovations over the past two years.However,…
By Rutendo Ngara ZIMBABWE has banned potato imports amid fears of a pepper ringspot virus, which was reported in neighbouring South Africa. This comes as the Tobacco Research Board (TRB) says their potato seed varieties are disease-free. TRB introduced potato mini-tubers that develop potato seeds for crops and plants that are resistant to a variety…
NATIONAL Electoral Reform Agenda (Nera) — a grouping of various stakeholders pushing for political and electoral reforms —says it has engaged Zanu PF and has sent an invite to them to attend their meeting later this month. The grouping says the proposed meeting is part of its bid to come up with an agreement on…
AUTHORITIES say they have “warned and cautioned” 23 public schools over what it deemed were unilateral fees increases ahead of schools opening next Tuesday. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Education minister Torerai Moyo said the government would not allow school authorities to wantonly increase fees without the approval of his ministry or engage in…
THE Bulawayo City Council (BCC) says it is purchasing materials required for developing medium and high-density residential stands as it works on reducing its growing housing backlog. “The council is working on tendering supplies of the required materials for the execution of servicing stands. “Initially, the implementation strategy for the completion of these projects had…
By Rutendo NgaraSTAFF WRITERngarar@dailynews.co.zw THE country is facing an outbreak of anthrax with over 500 people reported to be infected, while 36 cattle have died from the disease across the nation, the veterinary department in the ministry of Agriculture has confirmed. However, no human fatalities have been recorded. Anthrax is a serious infectious disease caused…
POLICE in Matabeleland North Province have launched a manhunt for five relatives who allegedly brutally killed their brotherin-law in Nkayi district on Christmas Day. Speaking to the Daily News yesterday, Matabeleland North police spokesperson Glory Banda confirmed the suspected murder of Ndumiso Fuzane, 39, from Rabba village in Gwelutshena, Nkayi, after a misunderstanding. “On December…
